About block 947,987
Bitcoin block 947,987 was mined by SECPOOL on May 5, 2026 at 7:17 AM UTC, 46 seconds after block 947,986. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,884 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 947,987 is number 468 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,548 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,013 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,994 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.